nfl kick return yards average leaders since 2021

Since 2021, Luke McCaffrey has averaged the most yards per kick return, averaging 29.7 per return.

Interpreted as:
NFL kick return yards with a minimum of 0.625 kickoff returns per team game average leaders since 2021
NAMEKR AVGGPKRKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Luke McCaffrey
L. McCaffrey
29.7
26
36
1,068
41.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Kene Nwangwu
K. Nwangwu
29.1
42
76
2,211
52.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
3Jermaine Burton
J. Burton
29.1
14
13
378
27.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Will Shipley
W. Shipley
28.7
22
18
516
23.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Charlie Jones
C. Jones
28.6
28
32
916
32.7
2
45
437
9.7
15.6
1
6Bhayshul Tuten
B. Tuten
28.5
8
6
171
21.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Malik Washington
M. Washington
28.3
23
37
1,047
45.5
0
30
325
10.8
14.1
1
8KaVontae Turpin
K. Turpin
28.2
57
86
2,426
42.6
1
66
609
9.2
10.7
1
9Jordan Whittington
J. Whittington
28.1
23
20
562
24.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Keisean Nixon
K. Nixon
27.9
70
83
2,319
33.1
1
32
286
8.9
4.1
0
11Luther Burden III
L. Burden III
27.9
7
8
223
31.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Isaiah Williams
I. Williams
27.8
14
18
501
35.8
0
22
206
9.4
14.7
0
13Isaiah Davis
I. Davis
27.8
25
20
555
22.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Dylan Laube
D. Laube
27.4
18
20
547
30.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Anthony Gould
A. Gould
27.3
16
26
711
44.4
0
17
163
9.6
10.2
0
16Nyheim Hines
N. Hines
27.3
36
30
819
22.8
2
50
434
8.7
12.1
0
17Marvin Mims Jr.
M. Mims Jr.
27.3
41
38
1,036
25.3
1
64
955
14.9
23.3
0
18Brandon Codrington
B. Codrington
27.2
21
25
681
32.4
0
37
371
10.0
17.7
0
19Jaylin Noel
J. Noel
27.0
8
6
162
20.3
0
17
198
11.6
24.8
0
20Brashard Smith
B. Smith
26.8
9
12
322
35.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
26.8
19
39
1,045
55.0
1
24
117
4.9
6.2
0
22Jacob Saylors
J. Saylors
26.7
8
20
534
66.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Justin Jackson
J. Jackson
26.7
30
23
613
20.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Nikko Remigio
N. Remigio
26.6
14
25
665
47.5
0
26
228
8.8
16.3
0
25Myles Price
M. Price
26.4
8
28
739
92.4
0
19
183
9.6
22.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kickoff returns per team game and yards per kick return going back to the 1941 season.

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26.2

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
Commanders Commanders
3
6
0
.333
Giants Giants
2
7
0
.222
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Sun
11/9
DET DET
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WAS WAS
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11/16
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MIA MIA
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11/30
DEN DEN
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WAS WAS
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12/7
WAS WAS
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MIN MIN
1:00 PM
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12/14
WAS WAS
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SEA Seahawks

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Final

14

WAS Commanders

3 - 6 - 0

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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11/6
LV LV
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DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
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